One of the reasons I started boring out my branch flutes intact, without splitting them, was that there was no seam to detract from the natural beauty. Especially when the bark was left on, that seam just seemed to stand out like a sore thumb, a constant reminder of the making of the flute, rather than the making of the branch itself by the tree. And that is the simple vision behind my flutes, showing what the tree has made, not so much what I have made. Even asking in the flute making process how the tree would make the flute, if it could. The recently finished Poplar branch flute in Am reflects, I hope, this aesthetic. It is available now through the auction process of Ebay. Also of note: I am happy to have contracted recently with Marsha Marsha K. Hebbeler of Standing Flutes, across the continent in Florida, for the complimentary flute bags that accompany each adopted Dryad flute. My late wife Lindy had been covering this base and I know she would highly approve of Marshas excellent seamstress work.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 17:19:06 +0000
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